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Concerns Regarding DNA Law
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:09 AMRecently, a long government process to draft a law to permit the collection, processing, profiling, use and storage of human DNA is nearing conclusion. There are several concerns with this government effort. Below, we present broad-level issues to be kept in mind while dealing with DNA law.
Re: The Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012
— by Bhairav Acharya — last modified Oct 29, 2013 10:00 AMThis short note speaks to legal issues arising from the proposed Human DNA Profiling Bill, 2012 ("DBT Bill") that was circulated drafted under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, which seeks to collect human DNA samples, profile them and store them. These comments are made clause-by-clause against the DBT Bill.
Spy Files 3: WikiLeaks Sheds More Light On The Global Surveillance Industry
— by Maria Xynou — last modified Nov 14, 2013 04:21 PMIn this article, Maria Xynou looks at WikiLeaks' latest Spy Files and examines the legality of India's surveillance technologies, as well as their potential connection with India's Central Monitoring System (CMS) and implications on human rights.
MDM Digital Media Press Release
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 09:30 AMMapping Digital Media Background Note
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 25, 2013 09:14 AMWhat India can Learn from the Snowden Revelations
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 07:29 AMBig Brother is watching, across cyberspace and international borders. Meanwhile, the Indian government has few safeguards in theory and fewer in practice. There’s no telling how prevalent or extensive Indian surveillance really is.
An Interview with Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party
— by Elonnai Hickok — last modified Oct 25, 2013 04:50 AMThe Centre for Internet and Society interviewed Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch Data Protection Authority and Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party.
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